Beaded stretchy hair huggers (e-combs,hair zings)

desertlover wrote

on Mar 28, 2009 8:14 AM

 Does anyone have a pattern and the knowledge to bead a set of stretchy hair combs (like e-z combs or hair zings) I have been searching everywhere and as a novice, I can't figure it out myself. Any help would be appreciated.

Shawna18 wrote

on Mar 29, 2009 8:20 AM

 im not even positive i know what you are talking about, but what i'd do is find one in the store like you are looking for and reverse engineer it. Take it apart or stare at it and figure out how they made and it go from there. Maybe try an online search for em too.

bizzylizzy3 wrote

on Apr 1, 2009 11:36 PM

 Hi !!!

I just saw an advertisement for something like you've described on TV, but haven't seen the real item, yet.  Is it crisscrossed to begin with, or do you just flip it over on one end to get that effect?

I was really intrigued by it, and interested yesterday...But I got my hair done today, and she cut it SHORT!!! Don't think I'll be using those combs any time soon...it will grow tho, right?

Beth

CrystalCubeBead. wrote

on Apr 2, 2009 1:12 PM

Born2Bead:

 Hi !!!

.But I got my hair done today, and she cut it SHORT!!! Don't think I'll be using those combs any time soon...it will grow tho, right?

Beth

Probably faster than you want!!

Stan B.

bizzylizzy3 wrote

on Apr 3, 2009 8:04 AM

 Hi Stan !

Thank you for the reply, and your words of encouragement.

I'm not usually sensitive, but was beginning to wonder why hardly anyone ever responds to my posts...Am I doing something wrong?  Or are they just not that interesting?

Stan B.:

Born2Bead:

 Hi !!!

.But I got my hair done today, and she cut it SHORT!!! Don't think I'll be using those combs any time soon...it will grow tho, right?

Beth

Probably faster than you want!!

Stan B.

 

Sunrise Jewelry wrote

on Apr 3, 2009 8:19 AM

 Aw, Beth, I'm sorry we made you feel that way.  We really didn't mean to. 

 I didn't reply to this post because I simply had nothing constructive to offer.  Learning how to create hair accessories is on my learn-to-do list, but I've not done anything about it yet.

 Come on, Folks, someone's got to have something.....

bizzylizzy3 wrote

on Apr 3, 2009 8:26 AM

Dawn,

Thanks for your reply! 

I've never done this  kind of hair thingie before, but it can't be too difficult, right?

Beth 

bizzylizzy3 wrote

on Apr 3, 2009 8:35 AM

 Dawn,

I wasn't referring to just this post...but don't worry, I'm OK, didn't mean to sound like a whiner.

I am really enjoying all the interaction on all the conversations (Do you call them "threads" ?).   How can I make sure I see all the most recent posts on different topics?

All this wedding talk makes me melancholy.  My DH and I will be celebrating 19 years this year. We have 5 children, but no new weddings on the horizon...maybe I'll just have to be content to wait for the grandchildren to get married (hopefully that will be a LONG wait ! ! !)

Beth

MelindaB@14 wrote

on Apr 3, 2009 9:27 AM

To read the forums that you have not read yet, click on "Forums" & then about halfway down the page on the right there is a box that has "Unread Forums" or something very similar to that, just click & start reading. Good Luck

I'm new to Forums & threads so I would get confused when people would say to post under a specific topic but then I realized I just read them all & post if I think I can contribute something remotely useful.

Ok I've been a member of BD since last May but never introduced myself ... not sure that I know what to say about me but maybe on my 1 year anniversary I will

LoisB@23 wrote

on Apr 3, 2009 12:34 PM

 Beth-- I'm sorry! I would have responded! I think part of it is I don't see your posts in the threads (yes, that's what they're called-- good for you on picking that up!) I read most often! I think you might find you get more responces if you post comments in the section area called "general Beading Discussions"  under "bead chat", "reader showcase"  and those topics. I believe those are the ones most read, so you'll get more responces there! Hope that helps. I know that sometimes it takes a little know-how to find the best interaction!

Glad you spoke up! We want you to be as involved as YOU want to be, not feeling like you have to fight to be heard!

Lois

Sheila H wrote

on Apr 3, 2009 1:59 PM

 I have seen the stretchy ones on TV but not sure how would be best to do it. Buy two of the combs and string stretchy cord between them. It would have to be knotted but I just wonder about durability.

As far as the original post, you can take thin wire and wire wrap beads to the combs or hair clips. You can also glue pretty little flat back crystals. But that is about all I have. I just don't know how durable any of it would be.

PatD3 wrote

on Apr 4, 2009 8:13 PM

If you are referring to the ones I think you are, If you have one, Sally's Beauty Supply had some in the store. I was also looking at them and trying to determine how they were put together.  

bizzylizzy3 wrote

on Apr 5, 2009 4:34 PM

MelindaB:

To read the forums that you have not read yet, click on "Forums" & then about halfway down the page on the right there is a box that has "Unread Forums" or something very similar to that, just click & start reading. Good Luck

I'm new to Forums & threads so I would get confused when people would say to post under a specific topic but then I realized I just read them all & post if I think I can contribute something remotely useful.

Ok I've been a member of BD since last May but never introduced myself ... not sure that I know what to say about me but maybe on my 1 year anniversary I will

 Hello Melinda B.,

Thank you for your response, and for the info on how to read the various "threads"on the forums.  I will try your suggestion, and keep trying. 

As for introducing yourself, please do ! ! !   I think I speak for most everyone here, that we'd love to get to know you ! ! !  One good thing about this forum thing is that you are at liberty to reveal only as much of yourself as you feel comfortable with, and can let that develop along with your trust in the rest of us here.  Hey, guys, am I right???

Beth

CrystalCubeBead. wrote

on Apr 5, 2009 6:59 PM

Beth,

The probability of your being 100 % correct approaches '1' so closely as to be indistinguishible therefrom.  In plain English, YES!

Stan B.

Shawna18 wrote

on Apr 6, 2009 11:12 AM

 I was in walgreens the other day and saw these combs you are talking about. They are pretty and look very easy to do if you just buy one as a model and go to it :) They came in a 2 pack for something like 7.99 or 9.99 i dont remember now.  I was very sick when i saw them, i was there to get antibiotics for bronchitius and a sinus infection. It's been 3 days and i'm already feeling way better, thats some good antibiotics they gave me :) But then again im comparing to the fact that i usually don't go to the dr and i regularly get sinus infections or bronchitius :P